Total Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fairway View area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 711th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairway View (BA21 5AD) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairway View (BA21 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgemoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harbin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yeovil Pen Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairway View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Great Western Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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